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Re: [PATCH 1/2] MIPS: add MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT_2

To: Florian Fainelli <>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] MIPS: add MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT_2
From: Ralf Baechle <>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:12:59 +0100
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On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 10:01:33AM -0800, Florian Fainelli wrote:

> Some older machines such as the DECStation use a L1 data-cache shift of
> 2 (value of 4), add a Kconfig symbol for this value so they can express
> this requirement.

Older DECstations got R2000/R3000 processors which have 16 byte cache
lines.  So a cache shift value of 4 would appear to be right.  Maciej?

  Ralf

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